A Retracted Stem Cell Study Reveals Science’s Shortcomings
The withdrawal after 22 years of a controversial stem cell paper highlights how perverse incentives can distort scientific progress
A Retracted Stem Cell Study Reveals Science’s Shortcomings
The withdrawal after 22 years of a controversial stem cell paper highlights how perverse incentives can distort scientific progress
Scientists Found a Way to Supercharge Cancer-Fighting Cells
The bioengineered immune players called CAR T cells last longer and work better if pumped up with a large dose of a protein that makes them resemble stem cells
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Why Does This Hybrid Monkey Glow Green?
Researchers created a monkey that combines cells from two different individuals; a lab technique gave it a strange green glow
New Human Embryo Models Spark Needless Controversy
Recent news of complex embryo models revived debates over stem cells and human cloning. But biology says there’s nothing to worry about
Scientists Create Human Embryo-Like Structures with Stem Cells
To better understand early pregnancy loss without using actual human embryos, scientists employed stem cells to create models that mimic this stage of development
Mice with Two Fathers? Researchers Develop Egg Cells from Male Mice
Recent research offers a tantalizing glimpse at a future in which two men can have biological children together, but any human applications remain far in the future
Another Patient Is Free of HIV after Receiving Virus-Resistant Cells
The risks associated with a bone marrow transplant used to treat HIV mean the procedure is unlikely to be widely used in its current form
Mouse Embryos Grown without Eggs or Sperm
Two research teams grew synthetic embryos using stem cells for long enough to see some organs develop
“Reprogrammed” Stem Cells Approved to Mend Human Hearts in Pilot Study
Three patients in Japan will receive the experimental therapy in the next year
Mice Show Signs of Mental Disorder after Injections of Cells from Schizophrenia Patient
The work may offer new insights into the disease’s origins
Resurrected: A Controversial Trial to Bring the Dead Back to Life
Scientists remain skeptical about an experimental approach to reverse brain death
Could Diet Change Help Treat Blood Cancer or Transplant Patients?
Scientists make a fundamental discovery about the amino acid valine’s role in blood stem cell development